Super League · 2023

Cangzhou Mighty Lions 2–1 Zhejiang · Super League

2–1Historical match

A completed match from a finished season. This page is the record of what happened.

Match at a glance

Cangzhou Mighty Lions won 2–1.

Shots
1315
Shots on target
77
Expected goals
3.11.62
Possession
39%61%

Full time

What the match recorded

Cangzhou Mighty Lions beat Zhejiang 2–1. Recorded in this match (Cangzhou Mighty Lions – Zhejiang): shots 13–15, shots on target 7–7, expected goals 3.1–1.62, possession 39%–61%. This is what was recorded. It is not a claim that the result was foreseeable.

Pre-match record

What the data showed before kick-off. Kept for reference; it did not know the result.

Zhejiang's recent record differs from the season

moderate

Zhejiang's last-five goals scored average is above their season average.

2.4 goals/match ▲Goals forLast 5 · Season1.5 goals/match
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: An unweighted last-five average is compared with the unweighted season average.

Window: last_5 versus season

MetricLast 5SeasonBaseline
Goals for2.4 goals/match1.5 goals/match1.29 goals/match

Caveat: Five matches are sensitive to opponent mix and isolated match states.

Recent scheduling adds useful context

weak

A compressed recent schedule is recorded for Cangzhou Mighty Lions, Zhejiang.

4 days ▲Rest daysCangzhou Mighty Lions · Zhejiang4 days
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: Rest days and completed matches in the prior 14 days are shown directly.

Window: previous 14 days

MetricCangzhou Mighty LionsZhejiangBaseline
Rest days4 days4 days—
Matches last 14 days1 match1 match—

Caveat: The database does not describe travel, rotation decisions or player-level workload.

The teams have contrasting possession records

moderate

Zhejiang have recorded the higher season possession share.

41.6%PossessionCangzhou Mighty Lions · Zhejiang● 52.5%
Evidence and caveat

Comparison: The recorded possession gap is 10.9 percentage points.

Window: season

MetricCangzhou Mighty LionsZhejiangBaseline
Possession41.6%52.5%50.5%

Caveat: Possession share does not show where possession occurred or how chances were created.

This match

Match statistics

  • Shots13 shots15 shotsCangzhou Mighty Lions 13 shots, Zhejiang 15 shots
  • Shots on target7 shots7 shotsCangzhou Mighty Lions 7 shots, Zhejiang 7 shots
  • Expected goals3.1 xG1.62 xGCangzhou Mighty Lions 3.1 xG, Zhejiang 1.62 xG
  • Possession39%61%Cangzhou Mighty Lions 39%, Zhejiang 61%
  • Corners4 corners12 cornersCangzhou Mighty Lions 4 corners, Zhejiang 12 corners
  • Fouls10 fouls14 foulsCangzhou Mighty Lions 10 fouls, Zhejiang 14 fouls

History

Head-to-head

Recent meetings between these teams.

Last 5 meetings

0Cangzhou Mighty Lions
2Draws
0Zhejiang
Zhejiang — Cangzhou Mighty Lions · Super League3–3
Cangzhou Mighty Lions — Zhejiang · Super League1–1

Head-to-Head & Recent Meetings

Metric comparison

Team comparison

Season averages, with the sample size beside each metric.

Where the edge is

Season: Cangzhou Mighty Lions favored in 0 of 11 directional metrics · Zhejiang in 8 · 3 too close

led this metric higher value (descriptive) too close

Window

Season

Cangzhou Mighty Lions14 matchesZhejiang14 matches
1.21 goals/matchGoals scored14/14▲ 1.5 goals/match
1.64 goals/matchGoals allowed14/14▲ 1.43 goals/match
1.37 xG/matchExpected goals14/141.4 xG/match
11.1 shots/matchShots14/14▲ 12.7 shots/match
3.64 shots/matchShots on target14/14▲ 4.86 shots/match
41.6%Possession14/14● 52.5%
5.29 corners/match ●Corners14/144.79 corners/match
10.6 fouls/matchFouls14/1414.6 fouls/match

Evidence quality

How much supports this analysis

Grade A · Strong evidenceStrong evidence — limited
Season samples14 / 14home / away teams
Recent samples5 / 5last-five windows
FreshnessLess than one dayfrom nearest prior match
  • The fixture is outside the configured active season.
  • Recent samples and important metric coverage meet the strong evidence threshold.

Known unknowns

  • Lineups, injuries, suspensions and tactical changes are not available in the retained dataset.
  • Some metrics are unavailable or below their observation minimum: cards.
  • The fixture season differs from the competition's configured active season.
Analysis cutoff: Sun, 2 Jul 2023, 15:35 UTC · analysis-v4

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